Administration
Approx. 9,000 Penn students affected by security breach that released their private information
Information accessed included class enrollment, students' names, and the last four digits of their social security numbers.
Experts and students raise concerns over long-term consequences of Penn’s tuition increases
Penn's Board of Trustees voted to increase undergraduate tuition by 3.8 percent for the upcoming academic year, with the total cost of attendance exceeding $70,000 for the first time.
Penn's cost of attendance will exceed $70,000 next year — a 3.8 percent increase
Tuition will increase from $47,416 to $49,220, room and board from $15,066 to $15,616, and fees from $6,118 to $6,364, according to the resolution posed at Board of Trustee meeting today.
Beneath Penn property could lie the burials of West Philadelphia's earliest black residents
Maps dating back to 1886 indicate the cemetery was located at 4125 Chestnut St. and extends eastward to a parking lot that Penn now owns and operates.
The 27 nominees for Philadelphia's School Board have numerous connections to Penn
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will now be in charge of narrowing down the list to nine individuals to form the new board in time for the upcoming school year.
Records show that all three Trump children who went to Penn have donated to the University
Penn documents show that Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump, could have contributed combined donations of anywhere from $10,001 to $22,743 since 2010.
Top Penn administrators lobby against GOP bill that could significantly affect financial aid
University Director of Financial Aid Elaine Papas Varas said the federal grant program, loan programs, work-study, and loan forgiveness would all likely be affected by the bill.
U. says protesting gun violence 'will not negatively affect' students' admission to Penn
This announcement follows a wave of other universities taking similar action, including Boston University, MIT, Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Penn State.
Penn Libraries will preserve records of Marian Anderson, 'symbol of hope' for black Americans
Penn Libraries received a year-long grant to digitize some of the iconic singer's Marian Anderson collection, including 1,200 performance programs and 146 personal diaries.
Wynn Commons will be renamed 'Penn Commons'
Dozens accused 1963 College graduate and former trustee Steve Wynn of sexual misconduct, prompting Penn to remove his name from "Wynn Commons" and to rescind his honorary degree.
Amy Wax's newest opinion piece has reignited a familiar debate at Penn Law
'What Can't Be Debated on Campus' was published in The Wall Street Journal and explores the 'unreasoned speech' Wax encountered in response to her original Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed.
Students critique sexual assault policy after admin. say they haven't heard significant feedback
A day before the Open Forum, Pritchett said he hadn't heard significant criticism of Penn's policies on reporting sexual assault but that the U. was 'going to continue to ask that question.'
President Gutmann: rescinding Wynn's, Cosby's honors was 'the right decision at the right time'
Speaking for the first time on the issue since Penn made its announcement on Wynn and Cosby, Gutmann said the decision to rescind the honorary degrees was 'very logical.'
Penn Medicine has created one of the largest telehealth centers in the country
Telehealth technology has been rapidly expanding to provide patients with immediate, attainable care.
Number of flu cases in Pa. has almost doubled this year but SHS says Penn not affected
The annual flu clinic held in Houston Hall saw its largest turnout in eight or nine years, Director of Campus Health Initiatives at Student Health Service Ashlee Halbritter said.
Johns Hopkins announced it would not revoke Bill Cosby's honorary degree
Penn rescinded Wyn's honorary degree along with Bill Cosby's, reversing the University's 2015 position against revoking Cosby's degree.
Penn formed a group to research its historical ties to slavery. Here's what it aims to do.
In an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Pritchett, the group's chair, wrote that its purpose is to better "our understanding of Penn's connection to slavery and the implications of these findings."
At campus memorial for Blaze Bernstein, friends and family shared food, photos, and memories
Laughter and tears filled the Kelly Writer's House this afternoon as friends and family of College sophomore Blaze Bernstein shared personal stories of the 19-year-old Penn student.
A month after Blaze’s death, the Bernsteins come to Penn to pack up what he left behind
For the first time since College sophomore Blaze Bernstein's death, his family have come to campus to mourn with the staff, students and faculty who knew — and loved — their son.